Arthur Miller, the patron saint of geeky playwrights who end up marrying unbelievably hot women, once sagely observed that in life “maybe all that one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.” Well, one assumes that Miller ended his days thrilled with regrets about hooking up with Marilyn Monroe. Even though their tumultuous marriage only lasted for five years, we’re talking about Marilyn Monroe here. What more needs to be said? However, one also hopes that Miller didn’t experience the all-too-common regrets — which are 100% miserable and never edifying — associated with selling a home. Here is [...]

You may be among the many people consumed by unbearable debt. If so, it’s best to understand the root of that debt and why we as a society have such a tendency to overspend. After all, it won’t do you much use to take care of a problem if you don’t understand the root of the problem. If you don’t, there’s a good chance you’ll end up right back in debt. So, what is the reason for overspending and falling headfirst into debt? Impulse Buying Companies use psychology to get us to buy more, even when we don’t mean to. Sometimes, we [...]

I get reminded about it every 6 to 9 months, but one of my favorite things of running a blog for the past 10+ years is the ability to rummage through my archives and put myself back in that situation. Prior to writing this post it was kind of cool to take a look at some of my older posts about moving from my first home to our current home and all the things that went into it - selling my first home and the emotions thereof, and then subsequently buying our current home (along 5 or so updates during that time [...]

Every month, I buy a lot or two (a lot is currently defined as $500) of a stock that meets certain value metrics and has increased their dividend every year for at least 20 years. For the first time this year we had a pretty good pull back in the markets in the past few weeks, and since we have another month underway figured it was good enough time as any to see if any consistent dividend growth stocks took an unexpected larger beating. Screening for Undervalued Dividend Growth Companies Dividend Growth History The very first hurdle that a company has to [...]

At times, students cannot cope with a lot of assignments they receive from their teachers and professors. To cope with them all and meet their academic goals, smart students look at all available chances to solve the issues. Self-education is one of the keys but it may be not enough, especially when you have an urgent task. Thus, online help is the fastest and most obvious way out. Notwithstanding, the matter of price may be a huge disadvantage. Online help should be paid in almost every case. Sometimes, academic essay writing services or individual ghostwriters set prices that are unaffordable for some [...]

My Journey to Millions

My Journey to Millions is an 8 year old personal finance blog focused on topics including basic personal finance issues, advanced insurance planning, high net worth estate planning. In addition, there is a particular focus on dividend growth investing and option trading.